VNR VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (An Autonomous Institute)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Professional Activities

The Department of Civil Engineering provides an opportunity to the students to

enhance the overall education experience through a wide range of Extracurricular and

Co-curricular Activities include social, cultural, intellectual, recreational and professional

student chapters. Such activities enrich the lives of students and help them to fulfill their

potential. Extra-curricular activities are planned and executed through Civil Engineering

Association.

The Department embraces budding Civil Engineers through ICI & IGBC student

chapters, introduced in 2013 & 2017 respectively with an objective to disseminate the

knowledge to the students in the fields of construction and sustainable built

environment. They are owned and managed by representatives of students and faculty

in-charge. These student chapters are very active in organizing the guest lectures by

professional Engineers from Industry/ ICI/IGBC Hyderabad center to bridge the gap

between the theoretical practiced in the field. Their involvement in ICI/IGBC activities

helps them to shape themselves to face the challenges in the field, when they come out

of the Institution and enhance their employability the activities include

• To disseminate knowledge to the students in the frontier areas of concrete and

construction.

• To identify R&D problems of practical relevance and the same problems shall be

taken as academic projects at UG & PG level.

• To arrange periodical seminars and exhibitions in concrete domain.

• To arrange guest lectures on selected topics of relevance to concrete and

construction.

• To collaborate with the industry in creating the better understanding of concrete

and construction.

Events Organized by ICI & IGBC Student chapters in the Academic Year 2019-20

The students of I M.Tech.(Structural Engineering) were taken for a visit to

Durgam Cheruvu Bridge, Madhapur Hyderabad. The main aim of the visit is to inculcate

the importance of cable stayed bridge and to understand the process of erection of the

bridge. The students were given an insight into the necessity of bridge, key features of

cable stayed bridge, etc. The students have participated in the event with utmost

enthusiasm and have interacted with various personnel at bridge site and got good

insights.

Students at Durgam Cheruvu Bridge along with the faculty of CED, VNRVJIET

On 22 – Feb – 2020.

The Civil Engineering Association (CEA) in collaboration with the student

chapters of Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), of

the Department of Civil Engineering, VNRVJIEThave conducted a one day technical

civil engineering symposium “HORIZON” Knowledge meets existence on 23rd March

2019.

A total of 100 participants from six engineering colleges in Hyderabad have

participated in the HORIZON. An amount of Rs. 21,000/- (Rupees Twenty one

thousand) was given as prize money for the winners of various events of HORIZON.

Er. P. Surya Prakash, Founder and Managing Director of M/s Satya Vani

Projects and Consultants Ltd., Hyderabad was the Chief Guest for the Inaugural

Ceremony of HORIZON. Er. P. Surya Prakash has enlightened the young civil

engineers about the importance of civil engineering in the past, present and future and

also various career opportunities in civil engineering. Er. P. Surya Prakash in the

presence of Dr. S. Rakesh, Faculty Coordinator – HORIZON and Dr. A. Mallika,

Professor and Head, Civil Engineering Department, Dr. B. Chennakesava Rao, Director

(Advancement) and Dean (Administration) and Dr. C.D. Naidu, Principal, VNRVJIET

has launched the second edition of the civil engineering department annual newsletter

“THE BLUE PRINT”.

Er. P. Surya Prakash, Founder and Managing Director of M/s Satya Vani Projects and Consultants Ltd., Hyderabad at the Inaugural Ceremony of HORIZON

Er. P. Surya Prakash, Dr. S. Rakesh, Dr. A. Mallika, Dr. B. Chennakesava Rao, Dr. C.D. Naidu launching “THE BLUE PRINT” at the Inaugural of HORIZON

Er. P. Surya Prakash, Dr. B. Chennakesava Rao and Dr. C.D. Naidu along with the

Faculty and Students (Organizers of HORIZON) of Civil Engineering Department

As part of this technical civil engineering symposium, various technical events were

conducted including

1) Technical Quiz

2) Design Green

3) Paper presentations

4) Tensegrity Structures

5) Student Innovation Exhibition

6) Scavenger Hunt

7) Fine-Tune

A brief overview of the various events conducted is given below.

Event – 1: Technical Quiz

An event Technical Quiz was conducted as part of HORIZON. The level for this

Technical Quiz is III Year B.Tech Civil Engineering Knowledge. As part of this Technical

Quiz, students were allowed to participate in a group of two.Teams lead by Mr. B. Raj

Kumar of VNRVJIET and Mr. K.Rama Krishna of VNRVJIET have secured first and

second prizes respectively. They have been awarded with cash prizes of Rs. 2,000/-,

and Rs. 1,000/- respectively.

Students taking Technical Quiz in HORIZON

Event – 2: Design Green

The Design Green event was conducted in association with the Indian Green

Building Council (IGBC), Hyderabad chapter part of CII. In this event Design Green, the

participant was given a problem statement of implementing green concepts in buildings.

The participants have expressed their views on the given problem. Mr. Shaik Sammed

Ahmed, VNRVJIET and Mr. Shaik Masroor Ahmed, VNRVJIET have secured first and

second prizes worth Rs 2,000/- and Rs. 1,000/- respectively. The evaluation was done

by the representative from IGBC and faculty of civil engineering department Dr. K. Ravi

Kumar, Associate Professor.

Participant expressing his ideas and views on the concept of Design Green at

HORIZON being judged by the representative of IGBC, Hyderabad Chapter of CII along with Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department,

VNRVJIET

Event – 3: Paper Presentation

A total of sixteen papers were presented by the participants in the Paper

Presentation event of HORIZON. Two faculty of civil engineering department Dr. C.

Naveen Kumar, Associate Professor and Dr. K. Srinivas, Associate Professor have

evaluated all the papers presented in the event and awarded the first and second prizes

worth Rs. 2,000/- and Rs. 1,000/- respectively to Mr. Shaik Sammed Ahmed,

VNRVJIET and MR. DattaKarthik Chandra, St. Martins.

Participant presenting a paper as part of Paper Presentation Event of HORIZON and being judged by Dr. K. Srinivas and Dr. C. Naveen Kumar, both Associate

Professors of Civil Engineering Department, VNRVJIET Event – 4:Tensegrity Structures

In the Tensegrity Structures event of HORIZON, the participants were given a

task of preparing a structure which should resist loads with lower self-weight. The

required materials were provided to the participants. The participants are allowed to

form a team of maximum four members. The evaluation of the prepared structures was

done by two faculty of civil engineering department Dr. B.D.V. Chandra Mohan,

Professor, and Dr. R. Durga Prasad, Assistant Professor. The evaluation is done based

on the criteria of maximum load bearing capacity with lower self-weight. Two teams lead

by Ms. Meena Sri, VNRVJIET and Mr. HemanthKarne, BVRIT have secured first and

second prizes worth Rs. 2,000/ -and Rs. 1,000/-.

Participants preparing a model during the event Tensegrity Structures of HORIZON

Evaluation of the Tensegrity Structures is being done by the Faculty of Civil Engineering Department Dr. B.D.V.

Chandra Mohan Rao, Professor and Dr. R. Durga Prasad, Assistant Professor

Event – 5:Student Innovation Exhibition

In the Student Innovation Exhibition of HORIZON, the students are required to

present their innovative demonstrable/working models in the domain of civil

engineering. Three faculty of civil engineering department Dr. Ch. Nageswara Rao,

Professor, Dr. K. Ramujee, Professor and Dr. B. Narendra Kumar, Professor have

evaluated the projects and have awarded the first prize worth Rs. 2,000/- to the team

lead by Mr. JadavNagesh, St. Martins and the second prize worth Rs. 1,000/- jointly to

the teams lead by Mr. G. Krishna Kanth, BVRIT and Mr. Shaik Sammed Ahmed,

VNRVJIET.

Faculty of Civil Engineering Department Dr. Ch. Nageshwara Rao, Professor, Dr. K. Ramujee, Professor, and Dr. B. Narendra Kumar, Professor evaluating the projects

exhibited by the students as part of Student Innovation Exhibition of HORIZON

Event – 6:Scavenger Hunt

The Scavenger Hunt event was conducted in HORIZON. Teams compromising

maximum of two persons have participated in this event. In this event, the participant

will be initially given a question related to civil engineering, solving upon which, the

participant will get an idea for the next level where he will find another question related

to civil engineering knowledge. The participant has to solve maximum number of

questions with in short time. Teams lead by Mr. Sai Kiran of MLRIT and Porandla

Anurag of St.Martins have won first and second prizes worth Rs. 2,000/- and Rs. 1,000/-

respectively.

Students registering for participation in Scavenger Hunt of HORIZON

Event – 7: Fine-Tune

The Fine-Tune is a combination of marketing into civil engineering event in

HORIZON. In this event the participants will be given a problem statement related to

civil engineering. The participant using his innovative ideas have to provide a marketing

solution for the problem. The evaluation of participants is done by Ms.

KeertiPriyaKasturi and Ms. G. Anuja, both Assistant Professors in the Department of

Civil Engineering. Mr. Shaik Sammed Ahmed, VNRVJIET, has secured first prize worth

Rs. 2,000/- and Mr. BaddamPuneeth Reddy, VNRVJIET, and Ms. Baby Shaik Salma,

VNRVJIET has jointly secured second prize worth Rs. 500/- each.

Participants during the event Fine-Tune of HORIZON

The valedictory function of the HORIZON was started with a guest lecture on

Unconventional Careers in Civil Engineering by Er. P. Srinivas Reddy, Chairman –

Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) and guest for the valedictory function. At the end,

Certificates and cash prizes were distributed to the prize winners of all the seven

events. Also, participation certificates were given to all the participants.

Er. P. Srinivasa Reddy delivering a lecture on Unconventional Careers in Civil

Engineering

Er. P. Srinivasa Reddy distributing prizes to the winners of various events

conducted during HORIZON

Events Organized by ICI & IGBC Student chapters in the Academic Year 2018-19

The students of I M.Tech.(Structural Engineering) and II B.Tech. (Civil

Engineering) were taken for a visit to CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre at Hi-

Tech city, Hyderabad. The main aim of the visit is to inculcate the importance of green

building and adaption techniques in the student’s mind. The students were given an

insight into the necessity of green building, key features of green building, conservation

of energy, treatment of waste water, etc. The students have participated in the event

with utmost enthusiasm and have interacted with various personnel at CII and got good

insight into “what a green building is all about”.

Students at CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hitech city along with

the faculty of CED, VNRVJIET on 24 – Sep – 2018

The Department of Civil Engineering and the student chapter of Indian Green

Building Council (IGBC), VNRVJIETin association with the IGBC, part of the

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has conducted one week World Green Building

Week (24-30 Sep, 2018) campaign. The list of activities conducted are

1) Visit to a Green Building on 24th Sep, 18.

2) Creating awareness regarding mass transportation and car-pooling on 25th Sep,

2018.

3) An Expo of Green Products on 26th Sep, 2018.

4) Green Walkathon on 27th Sep, 2018

5) Awareness on Green Schoolto VRS & VJ Residential School Children on 28th Sep,

2018

6) Guest Lecture on “Awareness on Green Building”&Signature Campaign on 29th Sep,

2018.

A brief overview of the various events conducted is given below.

Activity-1 (24th Sep, 2018):Visit to a Green Building at CII, Hitech City

The students of II Year B.Tech (Civil Engineering) were taken fora visit to CII -

Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre at Hi-Tech city, Hyderabad. The main aim of

the visit is to inculcate the importance of green building and adaption techniques in the

student’s mind. The students were given an insight into the necessity of green building,

key features of green building, conservation of energy, treatment of waste water,

etc.The students have participated in the event with utmost enthusiasm and have

interacted with various personnel at CII and got good insight into “what a green building

is all about”.

Students at CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hitech city along with the

faculty of CED, VNRVJIET

Activity-2 (25th Sep, 2018): Creating awareness regarding mass transportation and

car-pooling

The student chapter of IGBC has conducted an awareness campaign on the

importance of mass transportation and car-pooling at VNRVJIET. The members of

IGBC student chapter have created awareness among the students of VNRVJIET and

other commuters regarding the problems associated with self-transport. The event was

successful in passing the notion of Green roads.

Students creating awareness regarding mass transport and car-pooling at VNRVJIET

Activity-3 (26th Sep, 2018): An Expo of Green Products

An expo of various green products at VNRVJIET has been conducted by the student

chapter of IGBC. The Expo of Green products hold a list of interesting and research related

concepts such as solar power panels, Geopolymer Concrete Bench (Green Bench), Sewage

Treatment Plant (STP), Vertical Garden. The students were given brief insight into various green

products available at the campus and their functionality.The faculty and all the students of Civil

Engineering department took active part in this event. The event was successful in passing the

importance and benefits of geopolymer concrete, solar power consumption, and waste water

treatment for domestic and commercial purposes.

Civil Engineering students discussing their views on STP

Mr. P. GopiRagunadh, Assistant Professor, CED giving a brief explanation to students

onGeopolymer concrete bench (green bench)

Mr. B.Manikantha Reddy, Assistant Professor, CED briefing the students about Vertical

Garden

Activity-4 (27th Sep, 2018): Green Walkathon

As a part of the World Green Building Week (24-30 Sep, 2018) the IGBC student

chapter of VNRVJIET has conducted “Green Walkathon” tocreate an awareness among

the public regarding the importance and necessity of green buildings.The students of

Civil Engineering along with the Staff and Faculty members of the Department have

participated in the walk. The Principal, Prof.C.D.Naidu, the Director

Prof.B.Chennakasava Rao, Dean Prof.B.Narendra Kumar and the Head of the

Department Prof.A.Mallikaof VNRVJIET have also joined the walk. The walk stretched

forabout 2kmfrom the INCOIS junction to Amber Lake in the Pragathi Nagar Gram

Panchayat. This is one of the rapid urbanizing area in Kukatpally of Hyderabad. A total

of 100 students and faculty have volunteer for the walk. The students have displayed

pluck cards and raised slogans in favour of the theme “Home Green Home”. The

sarpanch of Pragathi Nagar gram panchayat Ms. K.ShanthiKumarihas joined the walk

and congratulated all the students, staff and faculty of VNRVJIET for organizing this

event and creating an awareness among the residents of Pragathi Nagar.

Green Walkathon from INCOIS Junction to Amber Cheruvu, Pragathi Nagar

Green Walkathon at Kakateya Hills, Pragathi Nagar

Principal Prof.C.D.Naidu, Director Prof.B.Chennakeshava Rao, Dean Prof.B.Narendra

Kumar, and Head of the Department Prof. A. Mallika along with faculty, staff and students

at Vijetha super Market, Pragathi Nagar

Activity-5 (28th Sep, 2018):Awareness on Green School to VRS & VJ Residential

School Children

An Awareness on Green School to the students of VRS and VJ Residential

School, Bachupally was conducted by the student chapter of IGBC, VNRVJIET in

association with IGBC, Hyderabad. The event was conducted to create an awareness

among the school students about Green building and Green school. A presentation was

given by the members of IGBC student chapter with the support of IGBC, Hyderabad for

the school students about the importance and necessity of green building, green school,

water consumption, energy conservation, green techniques to adapt and their

significance. The students have interacted with the IGBC student chapter and have

shared their opinions and ideas about Green schools (open platform to all students).

The students have expressed good ideas and opinions on the topic. The student

chapter of IGBC, VNRVJIET has listed three best talks among the school students and

awarded them with prizes. The winners of the talk are 1) M.Yashwanth of 8th standard,

2) Bhuvaneshwari of 8th Standard and 3) Praneeth of 7th standard.

Presentation on Green School

Students sharing their views on Green

School

Best talks being awarded

CEA Team with VRS & VJ Residential School students

Activity-6 (29th Sep, 2018):) Guest Lecture on “Awareness on Green Building” & Signature

Campaign

A guest lecture on “Awareness on Green Buildings” was conducted by the student

chapter of IGBC, VNRVJIET on 29th Sep, 2018 as a part of WORLD GREEN BUILDING WEEK

2018, at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. The lecture

was given by Mr. SundeepVullikanti, the counsellor of CII, Hyderabad. The lecture gave an

insight on the importance of green buildings and also suggested various ways to convert an

existing house into green building. The lecture also provoked the part a student should play in

creating awareness regarding green buildings. This lecture was successful in creating impact on

the notion of green buildings. This event was followed by signature campaign, where faculty and

students took active part in writing their resolutions and signing on the banner.

Mr. SundeepVullikanti with the faculty coordinator Mr. G.A.V.S.S. Sandeep Kumar and

Prof. B.D.V.C.M Rao, CED, VNRVJIET

Mr. SundeepVullikanti of CII with Head of the department and faculty members of Civil

Engineering and student chapter of IGBC

Mr. SundeepVullikanti of CII and the faculty and students of Civil Engineering

Department of VNRVJIET

Students taking part in Signature Campaign

Events Organized by ICI & IGBC Student chapters in the Academic Year 2017-18

The students of I M.Tech.(Structural Engineering) were taken for a visit to VRS &

VJ School. The main aim of the visit is to impart the practical knowledge in construction

site and also to understand the importance of long span trusses in the construction of

In-door auditorioums and also to witness erection procedure of long span trusses. The

students were given an insight into the necessity of the type of members used in the

fabrication of trusses, key features to be considered in the erection process, etc. The

students have participated in the event with utmost enthusiasm and have interacted with

various personnel at the site and got good insights.

Students at VRS & VJ School along with the faculty of CED, VNRVJIET on 24 – Nov – 2017